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Wood was undoubtedly disappointed when "the major project of his career" did not garner him an Academy Award nomination, an honor that was bestowed on his cinematographer Ray Rennahan, his set designer William Cameron Menzies, musical director Victor Young and his four leading cast members, with Katina Paxinou winning Best Supporting Actress in ...
Awards. Sam Wood. Jump to Academy Awards, USA (3) Cannes Film Festival (2) Walk of Fame (1) 1 win & 5 nominations.
May 8, 2024 · Sam Wood was an American filmmaker who was one of Hollywood’s leading directors in the 1930s and ’40s, during which time he made such classics as A Night at the Opera (1935), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), and The Pride of the Yankees (1942).
This popular melodrama earned him his first Academy Award nomination. At RKO, he coaxed an Oscar-winning performance out of Ginger Rogers (and was again nominated himself) for Kitty Foyle (1940). Ronald Reagan gave, arguably, his best performance in Kings Row (1942) under Wood's direction.
He, himself in the space of three years, received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, for 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips' in 1939, 'Kitty Foyle' in 1940 and 'Kings Row' in 1942.
Jul 11, 2019 · Born July 10, 1883 in Philadelphia, PA, Samuel Grosvenor Wood married Clara Louise Rousch in 1908. He began his Hollywood career as an actor and assistant to Cecil B. DeMille in 1915, becoming a fu…
Find the location of Sam Wood's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, read a biography, see related stars and browse a map of important places in their career. Born Samuel G. Wood on July...
